NTVS v1.2 Beta

[mousetraps]

🏃 in progress and preliminary planning notes for next release.

Splitting off our Visual Studio "15" work into a future release, so we can ship for VS 2015 sooner.

This release will ship for:

• VS 2015 (Dev14)

Emoji legend

• ♨️ red-hots (like the candy!): should happen this week, otherwise may impede future efforts
• 👥 external dependency: requires coordination
• 🚫 blocked

"Big Rocks"

Product

Improved IntelliSense experiences

• ES6 IntelliSense UX improvements #981 ES6 IntelliSense UX improvements a day ago
• Synchronize Node.js <-> TS settings #995 Synchronize Node.js <-> TS settings
• Verify NTVS functions properly with latest VS2015 bits #958 Verify no regressions in VS2015 Salsa (:busts_in_silhouette: Salsa - billti, jasonra)
• Verify latest TypeScript changes (Update 3 RTM only) (:busts_in_silhouette: Salsa - billti, jasonra)
  • NTSV 1.2 with ES6 Preview: Error TS5055: Cannot Write file ... #928 Salsa Error after 5 min
  • ES6 IntelliSense Preview does not understand "require" #817 ES6 IntelliSense Preview does not understand "require"

More reliable debugging

• Hang on Remove Breakpoint after program completes #935 Hang on Remove Breakpoint
• Fixed "ReferenceError: dbg is not defined" error when 'dbg' global va… #979 Fixed "ReferenceError: dbg is not defined" error
• Fix hang when sending debug commands after Node program runs to completion #968 Fix hang when sending debug commands after Node program runs to completion

Improved Unit Testing experiences

• - supports configuring mocha path thru mocha.json. When mocha path is… #941 Support customizing mocha path through mocha.json
• Let JavaScript test frameworks use 0-based line and column numbers #982 Let JavaScript test frameworks use 0-based line and column numbers

Interactive window improvements

• Allow running .npm commands in Repl Window from any proj types. #808 Allow running .npm command sin REPL window from any project type
• Fix Interactive window .npm commands sometimes failing in VS 2015 update 3 #996 Fix Interactive window .npm commands sometimes failing in VS 2015 update 3
• Repl window output perf improvements #742 Repl window output perf improvements

Other

• Support unc paths for command execution  #784 Support unc paths for command execution

Stability and performance

• Investigate and fix miscellaneous stability issues for v1.2 Beta #962 Investigate and fix miscellaneous stability issues

Verification

• NTVS 1.2 Beta verification #985 Verify quality
• ♨️ Address ship-stoppers
  • Slight clipping of text in es5 Intellisense pane #998 Slight clipping of text in es5 Intellisense pane
  • Update Typings Acquisition / Intellisense Wiki pages for NTVS 1.2 Beta #991 Update Typings Acquisition / Intellisense Wiki pages
  • Split usages of aka.ms/NtvsEs6Preview into separate fwlinks #999 Split usages of aka.ms/NtvsEs6Preview into separate fwlinks
  • IntelliSense InfoBar typings folder link should open in built-in VS browser  #1007 IntelliSense InfoBar typings folder link should open built-in VS browser
  • Installer gating for update 2 doesn't work  #1003 Update 2 Gating for installer doesn't work

Targets (subject to change)

• 6/6: "Big Rocks" complete
• 6/6-6/9: Stabilization and release activities
• TBD: Release

[jcansdale]

Can we get support for the Tape test framework into this release as well? I've just incorporated suggestions after code review into pull request. :)

[mousetraps]

@jcansdale - just took a look at your PR, and left some comments. I think we're cutting it a bit close for Beta, but let's definitely try to include it in the subsequent v1.2 release 😃

[jcansdale]

How about including just the test adapter and flesh the rest out later? This would be useful to people who already use Tape and virtually invisible to those who don't. Just a suggestion, I'm happy either way. 😄

[mousetraps]

@jcansdale I hear you. However, every code change presents risk, and it's tough to justify taking on risk that's virtually invisible to the user. Technical debt, of course, is a special case, because while there's no immediate return, users "see" increased stability and speed of development.

Anyways, I see that you've updated the PR with item templates, so much thanks! I'll definitely take a look when I get the chance. 😃 Right now, we're trying to stabilize the release, and it's difficult to justify new features so close to shipping, but we'll at least consider pulling it in because it might be good to get a little more baketime before RTM.

[jcansdale]

Thanks for considering it. :)

I was forgetting the 'TestFramework' property isn't a drop down list like for example 'Build Action'. When I said "virtually invisible" earlier, it would have actually have been completely invisible (not good).

If 'TestFramework' was also a drop down list, supported frameworks would be discoverable without being intrusive. I don't know how easy this would be, but from what I've seen of the test runner code it would be a good fit. Just a thought...

[mjbvz]

🍬 NTVS 1.2 Beta Now Out 🍬

Thank you to everyone who made this release possible!

Please download and install the beta and report any issues you run into. You can also share any general feedback on the Beta here: #1077

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@jcansdale The beta does include your Tape test framework work. Thanks again for your work here, it really improves the NTVS testing experience and is a great addition.